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Community Development Financial Institutions in Tennessee
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While the federal government does not provide grants for starting or growing small businesses, one of the mechanisms in place to promote small business growth and economic development is the Community Development Financial Institution Fund managed by the US Department of the Treasury.
Community Development Financial Institutions fall into four categories:
- Community Development Loan Funds
- Community Development Credit Unions
- Community Development Banks - Including Thrifts and Holding Companies
- Community Development Venture Capital Funds
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CDFI
Affordable Housing Resources, Inc.
Nashville
Appalachian Fund for Growth II, LLC
Chattanooga
Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Inc.
Chattanooga
Church Koinonia Federal Credit Union
CHATTANOOGA
D.C.C.D. Corporation
Decaturville
First State Development Corp.
Union City
Nashville Housing Fund, Inc.
Nashville
Pinnacle Community Development, Inc.
Nashville
TMA Development Corporation
Memphis
United Housing, Inc.
Memphis
Featured Government Grant Resources
Minority Business Enterprise Centers for Minority-Owned Businesses
The The Minority Business Development Agency has recently constituted the Minority Business Enterprise Centers (MBEC) Program wherein it aims to support minority-owned businesses by providing them with electronic and one-on-one business development services for a reasonably nominal fee.
Small Business Administration's Recovery Capital Loans
The Recovery Capital Loans Program provides financial assistance to small business with less than 500 employees to obtain a deferred payment loan from the agency, in order to meet existing debt payments, thereby giving the business the opportunity to refocus their business strategy.
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